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today we can thank rosa parks for making it happen. just take a look at this live picture as we speak, a dedication ceremony is getting under way in the u.s. capitol. it's for a statue honoring the won who refused to give up her seat on a city bus in alabama circa 1955. the nation's first african-american president is due to speak in about 40 minutes and you're going to hear from him live right here on cnn and you can follow the ceremony start to finish on cnn.com. all the dignitaries filing into the capitaocapitol. by the werek it will be a houseful with congressional leaders who will join the president. this is a big deal too. while there are many statues in the capitol there are almost none that are a congressional effort so to speak. many private funds feature statues. this is something congress has done for one of the most important women in american history. >>> but we're going to start with multitudes staying good-bye to a pope. he gives up and resigns the leadership of the roman catholic church. this last hurrah of the benedict
today we can thank rosa parks for making it happen. just take a look at this live picture as we speak, a dedication ceremony is getting under way in the u.s. capitol. it's for a statue honoring the won who refused to give up her seat on a city bus in alabama circa 1955. the nation's first african-american president is due to speak in about 40 minutes and you're going to hear from him live right here on cnn and you can follow the ceremony start to finish on cnn.com. all the dignitaries filing...
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it's amazing at the rosa parks statue unveiling. here you have republicans and democrats talking about rosa marks and fighting for the right to vote and just across the street you have the supreme security court hearing this case. many are fearful they are going to absolutely do that and we saw the voter suppression last year. the vra stopped voter i.d. taxes in texas. this is a huge issue that cannot be ignored. >> we saw the head of the naacp weighing in there outside of the courthouse. how is he responding to the case that some folks are making that it's a hold-over from the civil rights era and it's not necessary? >> here's the deal. look at last year. look at what happened when efforts were made to stop sunday voting, when you look at the changing of voting hours also in florida. all of those were efforts put in place by republican legislators after 2008. nobody can desicide that. and so, look, you can say we're not targeting any race but we know exactly what the purpose was. suzanne, one of the reasons why you saw significant
it's amazing at the rosa parks statue unveiling. here you have republicans and democrats talking about rosa marks and fighting for the right to vote and just across the street you have the supreme security court hearing this case. many are fearful they are going to absolutely do that and we saw the voter suppression last year. the vra stopped voter i.d. taxes in texas. this is a huge issue that cannot be ignored. >> we saw the head of the naacp weighing in there outside of the courthouse....
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capitol, putting rosa parks in the company of america's greatest heroes. >> the child rosa parks was shy, reserved, at least on the outside. >> on an otherwise ordinary evening, in montgomery, she did the extraordinary by simply staying put. >> the driver got up from his seat to insist that she give up hers, she would not be pushed. >> rosa parks would have turned 100 years old this month, but her legacy, first made on a bus and now cast in bronze, makes her immortal. >> rosa parks' singular act of disobedience launched a movement. the tired feet of those who walked the dusty roads of montgomery helped a nation see that to which it had once been blinded. it has because of these men and women that i stand here today. >> reporter: her legacy also, perhaps, a lesson to the country's leaders today. >> that is why this statue belongs in this hall, to remind us, no matter how humble or lofty or positions, just what it is that leadership requires. we can do no greater honor to her memory than to carry forward the power of her principle and encourage more of her conviction. ♪ >> a wonderfu
capitol, putting rosa parks in the company of america's greatest heroes. >> the child rosa parks was shy, reserved, at least on the outside. >> on an otherwise ordinary evening, in montgomery, she did the extraordinary by simply staying put. >> the driver got up from his seat to insist that she give up hers, she would not be pushed. >> rosa parks would have turned 100 years old this month, but her legacy, first made on a bus and now cast in bronze, makes her immortal....
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tomorrow would have been rosa parks' 100th birthday. the postal service is releasing a stamp in her honor. she refused to give up her seat to a white customer on a bus in alabama was a catalyst for a
tomorrow would have been rosa parks' 100th birthday. the postal service is releasing a stamp in her honor. she refused to give up her seat to a white customer on a bus in alabama was a catalyst for a
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they are standing together to honor rosa parks. there he is, speaking earlier, president obama, also had congressional leaders and more than 50 of her relatives gather, at the capital to unveil this bronze statue of her. she stands nine feet tall. she is the first black woman to be honored with a statue there. >> rosa parks' singular act of disobedience launched a movement. the tired feet of those who walked the dusty roads of montgomery helped a nation see that to which it had once been blind. it is because of these men and women that i stand here today. it is because of them that our children grow up in a land more free. >> parks broke the law back on december 5th, 1955, when she refused to give up that seat to a white passenger on a crowded bus. the president mentioned in montgomery, alabama, actually in atlanta, back when i was in high school, i stood in line to get to meet her. got her autograph, rosa parks, incredible. >>> now this here. this will give you the creeps. was it fantasy or did a new york police officer really int
they are standing together to honor rosa parks. there he is, speaking earlier, president obama, also had congressional leaders and more than 50 of her relatives gather, at the capital to unveil this bronze statue of her. she stands nine feet tall. she is the first black woman to be honored with a statue there. >> rosa parks' singular act of disobedience launched a movement. the tired feet of those who walked the dusty roads of montgomery helped a nation see that to which it had once been...
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rosa parks' legacy, that's ahead. >>> and trouble brewing. budweiser fights allegations that its beers are watered down. i'm wolf blitzer along with kate balduan, you're in "the situation room." >> hope lies eternal. >> hope springs eternal. >> hope springs eternal. >> hope springs eternal. >> maybe not. don't let all that hope talk fool you. the fight over forced budget cuts is going down to the wire. the president and the congressional leaders, they are finally agreeing to sit down and talk, but not until friday. that's the day the cuts go into effect. and a lot of people are asking, what is going on? what are we all waiting for? let's bring in our chief congressional correspondent, dana bash. i don't know if she has any answers, but what are we waiting for, dana? >> if i had the answers, i wouldn't be here right now. but, look, what was very interesting about what happened today is that the president and leaders in both parties were kind of forced together in the same area, as they waited for an event on capitol hill. and they had what the
rosa parks' legacy, that's ahead. >>> and trouble brewing. budweiser fights allegations that its beers are watered down. i'm wolf blitzer along with kate balduan, you're in "the situation room." >> hope lies eternal. >> hope springs eternal. >> hope springs eternal. >> hope springs eternal. >> maybe not. don't let all that hope talk fool you. the fight over forced budget cuts is going down to the wire. the president and the congressional leaders,...
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and then there were some like rosa parks who sat down so we could all stand up. stand up as an america that means what it said. one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. human rights for everyone. not just forsome. that's the mission and we won't stop until we get there. thanks for watching. i'm a.m. sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >> sabotage. let's play "hardball" ♪ >> it's a down and dirty world when youp decide shop cho ping the government is screw up traffic control, whatever raises the noise lefrl. bashes the democrats and lowers hope. is this what satisfies the boys in the back row? is this john boehner's version of feedings the zoo? is this final payment to insanity? the last ves taj of what calm republicanism is ready to cough up. how else can you let this frankenstein monster, this doomsday machine, this sequestration go ber circumto damage and mor real to the people. >>> gentlemen, i wrant to start with you, michael, because i know you'll disagree with me. i read a lot of reporting today that says great. let's have s
and then there were some like rosa parks who sat down so we could all stand up. stand up as an america that means what it said. one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. human rights for everyone. not just forsome. that's the mission and we won't stop until we get there. thanks for watching. i'm a.m. sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >> sabotage. let's play "hardball" ♪ >> it's a down and dirty world when youp decide shop cho...
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you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if you have new or worse symptoms. get medical help right away if you have symptoms of a heart attack. use cautio
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second meeting, that's right, 60 seconds, look at it, between president obama and gop leaders after the rosa parks statue on capitol hill. an accidental encounter, apparently. joining me for our daily fix, chris calizza, managing editor of post politics.com and amy walter, national editor for the cook political report. chris, first to you. that picture does speak 1,000 words, doesn't it? that's the only -- first and only time we've seen them all together in recent weeks or months. >> if the picture wasn't enough, andrea, the fact that you mentioned that it lasted 60 seconds, that's not -- that fits the definition of meeting in only the loosest sense. this is just like president obama's calls earlier in the week to mitch mcconnell and john boehner. i think it's so they can say that that they made the calls. i don't know for how long it will be in place. at the moment this looks like sort of political posturing, political jockeying for the debate to come. the real debate -- the real negotiation that we hope and assume might come post the sequester to kicking in and prewhen the government could
second meeting, that's right, 60 seconds, look at it, between president obama and gop leaders after the rosa parks statue on capitol hill. an accidental encounter, apparently. joining me for our daily fix, chris calizza, managing editor of post politics.com and amy walter, national editor for the cook political report. chris, first to you. that picture does speak 1,000 words, doesn't it? that's the only -- first and only time we've seen them all together in recent weeks or months. >> if...
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. >> tomorrow, of course, rosa parks' birthday. she would have turned 100. i think we've all probably seen this. we want to show our viewers again. the iconic photo of president obama sitting in her seat. how do you think that the next generation is going to remember civil rights icons like rosa parks going forward? >> i think part of the onus is upon us to tell history with facts that are reflective of these great legacies, of these heroes. i know there's an article recently put out that talks about the truth of -- about rosa parks and the fact that there was this story painted out her that puts her in the light of someone very meek and mild. and questions rising about why that existed when she may have been a lot more feisty. i think the fact of the matter is people, especially during that time, expect women to be more meek and mild. more kindergarten teacher style than revolutionary. >> always good to see you. thank you. >> likewise. >>> many wonder what strides president obama will continue to make for both undocumented immigrants and same-sex marriage.
. >> tomorrow, of course, rosa parks' birthday. she would have turned 100. i think we've all probably seen this. we want to show our viewers again. the iconic photo of president obama sitting in her seat. how do you think that the next generation is going to remember civil rights icons like rosa parks going forward? >> i think part of the onus is upon us to tell history with facts that are reflective of these great legacies, of these heroes. i know there's an article recently put...
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it doesn't make him, you know, the rosa parks of gun violence, but i do think his story is telling and the kind of thing we can learn from, it doesn't have to be an either/or. >> ross, i want to say one more thing. we always want to know why killers kill, we want to know why. so, what's the problem with figuring out what this man's thoughts were and trying to figure out how to stop violent actions from happening again? >> that agree with, i agree with you 100%. the only thing i'm saying to then go and pull his political ideas forward and polish those up, that's where i draw the line. i think it's a question of mental health and the questions of the other issues are perfectly fine. i don't want to validate his political thinking while people are literally planning funerals. >> and ross, button this up. >> i would just say that i'm pro-life, for instance. and there are obviously cases where americans who are opposed to abortion go nuts, take matters into their own hands, shoot abortion doctors, commit horrible crimes, and i wouldn't think it was appropriate for me to come on cnn after so
it doesn't make him, you know, the rosa parks of gun violence, but i do think his story is telling and the kind of thing we can learn from, it doesn't have to be an either/or. >> ross, i want to say one more thing. we always want to know why killers kill, we want to know why. so, what's the problem with figuring out what this man's thoughts were and trying to figure out how to stop violent actions from happening again? >> that agree with, i agree with you 100%. the only thing i'm...
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we'll head to wall street next for some answers. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if you have new or worse symptoms. get medical help right away if you have symptoms of a heart attack. use cautio
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this is a time of evolution right now but i think it will take a differencemaker, a rosa parks or a jackie robinson to say here is who i am, i'll stand up for what is right and once that ice is broken i think we start to see change. >> the other hypocrisy in all of this, the nfl penalized a player, you know, during the super bowl, right, because he said some anti-gay remarks so the nfl is trying to promote this we don't do that, we want to pave the way for maybe gay players and during the combine, teams ask players if they like girls? >> right, so there's that dichotomy there, doesn't make sense. >> what should we believe? there has to be a reason they're asking players that. i know it's an investment and all that, there are other reasons, they don't want gay players on their team and don't want to deal with that? >> they don't want any ruffled fete feathers, i hate to use this word, but they don't want cancers in the locker room, things that eat up the team and chemistry within a group of men. if there is a gay player there is mocking, scorning, scoffing, not good vibes because it's not r
this is a time of evolution right now but i think it will take a differencemaker, a rosa parks or a jackie robinson to say here is who i am, i'll stand up for what is right and once that ice is broken i think we start to see change. >> the other hypocrisy in all of this, the nfl penalized a player, you know, during the super bowl, right, because he said some anti-gay remarks so the nfl is trying to promote this we don't do that, we want to pave the way for maybe gay players and during the...